Can a sponsor licensed for another route sponsor me on Religious Worker?

No. A licence lists the routes it covers; an employer must add Religious Worker to its licence before sponsoring on it.

Religious Worker visa sponsors in the UK

1,437 UK employers hold a Home Office sponsor licence covering the Religious Worker route. Only a licensed sponsor can issue the Certificate of Sponsorship a visa application needs. Updated daily.

Licensed Religious Worker sponsors

EMMANUEL CELEBRATION CENTREHayes Emmanuel Church, WimbledonLondon Empire of God Father, Son and The Holy Spirit MinistriesBurton On Trent Empower Global T/A Family ChurchPortsmouth Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Kidist Selassie Church ManchesterSalford Evangelical Lutheran Church of EnglandCambridge Evangel Pentecostal ChurchCroydon Euston ChurchLondon European Outreach TrustActon Every Nation LondonLondon Exodus TrustLisburn FAIZAN-E-MUSTAFABirmingham Faizan-E-Madinah RotherhamRotherham Faizan-e-Madina StechfordBirmingham Faizan-e-Madina SloughSlough Faizan-e-Madina BristolBristol Faizan-e-Madina BradfordBradford Faizan-e-Madina AccringtonAccrington Faizan-e-Islam Edecational and CulturalTrusCentreManchester Faizan e Madina RochdaleRochdale Faizan e IslamCoventry Faizan - e- Rasool Education Centre LimitedBirmingham FaithLife Centre MinistriesManchester Faithful Companions Of Jesus Charitable Incorporated OrganisationIsleworth FAITH MIRACLE CHURCHLondon Farnworth Baptist Church/TLG BoltonFarnworth Favour HouseCanterbury Fellowship of Churches of ChristBirmingham Federation of SynagoguesLondon Festival ChurchChester Findhorn FoundationForres FISHERS OF MEN OUTREACHSouthend First IPC Presbytery of EnglandHounslow FMDM Foundation CIOGodalming FORKANIA EDUCATION & CULTURAL CENTRESouthall Foundation MattersBarrow On Trent Fountain of Love, RCCGAberdeen Franciscan Sisters of the Heart of JesusLondon Franciscan Servants of Mary TrustLondon Franciscan Missionary Sisters of LittlehamptonLittlehampton FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF ST JOSEPHBolton Franciscan Missionaries of Mary UK CIOLondon Franciscan Daughters of the Immaculate HeartLondon Foursquare Gospel Church (Praise Chapel)London Free Presbyterian Church of ScotlandGlasgow Free Methodist Church in the UKKingswood, Bristol Free Church of EnglandWillenhall Free Believers in Christ Fellowship TrustLondon Friar Servants of MaryLondon Friends International MinistriesOxford Frontline NationsLlanelli Gaia House TrustNewton Abbot Gaur Govinda TrustLondon GAUDIYA MISSION UKLondon GATWICK BANGLADESHI ISLAMIC AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONHorley GATEWAY MINISTRIES T/A Gateway ChapelCrayford,Gateway ChurchLeeds Gateshead International MinistriesFerndown Gates of Praise International Christian CentreGrays Gate Church International SCIODundee GB SRS BRUNDAVANCowley General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal ChurchEdinburgh GFA WorldPeterborough Gilfillan Memorial ChurchDundee Glenrothes Baptist Church LtdGlenrothes Glendale ChurchNewbury Global Prophetic AllianceGlasgow GLOBAL IMPACT GIVING MINISTRIESSouthampton GLOBAL HARVEST MINISTRIESLewisham Glory International Christian CentreRainham Glorious King's MinistriesLondon Gobind MargWalsall Gold Hill Baptist ChurchGerrards Cross God's Kingdom Society ChurchMitcham God is Faithful Baptist ChurchSalford GOD CITY LONDONKent GoChurch Global LtdManchester Good News Family Care (Homes) LtdBuxton GOODNEWS CHRISTIAN CENTREWalsall Gospel Fellowship Association UKAbergele Gospel Baptist MissionPeterborough Grace Church BrockleyLondon Grace and Mercy UKSmethwick Grace and Compassion Benedictines CIOBrighton Grace and Compassion BenedictinesBrighton GraceLife LondonLondon Grace to Grace International CentreEssex Grace of Mercy Prayer MountainDagenham Grace International Foundation LiverpoolLiverpool GRACE EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES EUROPECroydon Grace Community Church PorthcawlPorthcawl Grace Church GreenwichLondon Greater Europe Mission UKBirmingham Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of Theotokos and Saint AndrewBirmingham Green Lane Masjid & Community CentreBirmingham Greenwich Hindu Temple (Mandir)London Gurjar Hindu Union LtdCrawley Gurdwara Tegh Bahadur SahibSouthampton Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, DerbyDerby GURDWARA SRI GURU SINGH SABHA SLOUGHSlough

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Questions about Religious Worker sponsorship

Which employers can sponsor a Religious Worker visa?: 1,437 UK organisations hold a sponsor licence covering the Religious Worker route. Only a licensed sponsor can issue the Certificate of Sponsorship the visa application needs.
Can a sponsor licensed for another route sponsor me on Religious Worker?: No. A licence lists the routes it covers; an employer must add Religious Worker to its licence before sponsoring on it.